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5 Francs Blue type
| Issuer | Banque de la Martinique |
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| Year | 1901 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Charles-Jules Robert Reverse: Charles Wullschleger |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA MARTINIQUE IL SERÁ PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR CINQ FRANCS (PAR GROUPE DE CINQ BILLETS.) Le Directeur Le Caissier L'ART 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPEÉTUITÉ LE CONTRFACTEUR AH - CABASSON . INV ET DEL 1874 J. ROBERT SC. (Translation: Bank of Martinique will pay in cash to bearer Five Francs (per group of five tickets) Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor in perpetuity the counterfeiter.) |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue-green intaglio, the reverse is dominated by a central medallion enclosing a left-facing female portrait bust in classical style within an elaborate scrollwork surround. A caduceus rises above the central vignette, flanked symmetrically by two parrots perched on foliate branches, with star-filled circular guilloche panels at left and right. The denomination numeral "5" appears at each corner, and tropical foliage fills the lower register above the engravers' imprint. |
| Reverse lettering | LÉGISLATION ORGANIQUE ET STATUTAIRE DE 1901 AH - CABASSON . INV. ET DEL. 1874 CH. WULLSCHLEGER SC. (Translation: Organic and statutory legislation of 1901) |
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